...is the TITLE and HEADER.
And that is because it is the first thing everyone sees. I have gone through many headers. When I first started blogging, I named my blog "Just a Little Moore to Love". We are the Moore family, therefor, I enjoyed the catchy title. For awhile I just used this simple photo as my blog header...
but then I thought that since there are eight of us, an eight ball would be a great little item to add as part of my "logo". I even included it on my header.
Until...
Someone told me that the eight ball is drug related.
Upon further research, I discovered this at Wikipedia...
The eight ball symbol is a reference for one-eighth ounce (3.54 g) of a powdered psychoactive drug (especially cocaine, but sometimes heroin, ketamine, or methamphetamine)
The disturbing news immediately put my brain on a mission to come up with something different.
What did I come up with?
"Sweeter than Cupcakes"
Acutally, it went more like this:
but then I thought that since there are eight of us, an eight ball would be a great little item to add as part of my "logo". I even included it on my header.
Until...
Someone told me that the eight ball is drug related.
Seriously? Who knew?
Upon further research, I discovered this at Wikipedia...
The eight ball symbol is a reference for one-eighth ounce (3.54 g) of a powdered psychoactive drug (especially cocaine, but sometimes heroin, ketamine, or methamphetamine)
The disturbing news immediately put my brain on a mission to come up with something different.
What did I come up with?
"Sweeter than Cupcakes"
Acutally, it went more like this:
Life is...
Sweeter than Cupcakes
...and I'm enjoying it with six cherries on top!
Sweeter than Cupcakes
...and I'm enjoying it with six cherries on top!
Not at all terrible, but I really felt that most of my posts revolved around my children and it made sense to stick with the "six cherries on top" portion of that looooong title. Shorter is better!
Again, at first, I created a header using nothing more than a picture of my children and putting the title on top of it for this new title. Definitely nothing wrong with that, but I wanted something more. I just wasn't feeling my header. I didn't feel like it would stand out in the crowd. Many people use photographs in their headers, but the really great ones have cute little digital scrapbooking details that I just {love}. If I was going to use a photo, I needed to go that route.
Eventually, I ended up with the one I have now, but not before going through half a dozen other ones. Really! Ask my friends!
If this is your first time creating a blog, then I do suggest to seriously consider the title. You want it to catch people's attention (and definitely not be drug related unless of course that is your intention...and I do hope you aren't offended if I choose not to read your blog). Then think about what that title means to you. Of course, when you see my title, you think about cherries, but I don't have any cherries on my header. I decided to go with the color red instead. Sometimes, you don't need to go over the top!
If you already have a blog, now would be a good time to reconsider the title if you are not 100% pleased with it. It really is very simple to change your blog title and website address without losing any of your posts. And, if you are happy right where you are then start thinking of what would you like others to see, think, and feel when they read your blog title?
If anyone is interested in knowing how to change your blog title and blog address let me know. Otherwise, I will not include a tutorial for that.
Check out some of these 2 great blog headers created by the blog authors themselves. Take notice of how very different they are but are still able to capture your attention.
Trendy Treehouse
xoxo, Trina
Stay tuned...
Want to know how to create your very own header? That's coming up next!
Again, at first, I created a header using nothing more than a picture of my children and putting the title on top of it for this new title. Definitely nothing wrong with that, but I wanted something more. I just wasn't feeling my header. I didn't feel like it would stand out in the crowd. Many people use photographs in their headers, but the really great ones have cute little digital scrapbooking details that I just {love}. If I was going to use a photo, I needed to go that route.
...time went by...
Eventually, I ended up with the one I have now, but not before going through half a dozen other ones. Really! Ask my friends!
If this is your first time creating a blog, then I do suggest to seriously consider the title. You want it to catch people's attention (and definitely not be drug related unless of course that is your intention...and I do hope you aren't offended if I choose not to read your blog). Then think about what that title means to you. Of course, when you see my title, you think about cherries, but I don't have any cherries on my header. I decided to go with the color red instead. Sometimes, you don't need to go over the top!
If you already have a blog, now would be a good time to reconsider the title if you are not 100% pleased with it. It really is very simple to change your blog title and website address without losing any of your posts. And, if you are happy right where you are then start thinking of what would you like others to see, think, and feel when they read your blog title?
If anyone is interested in knowing how to change your blog title and blog address let me know. Otherwise, I will not include a tutorial for that.
Check out some of these 2 great blog headers created by the blog authors themselves. Take notice of how very different they are but are still able to capture your attention.
Trendy Treehouse
xoxo, Trina
Stay tuned...
Want to know how to create your very own header? That's coming up next!
